Dialogue Punctuation Practice

What is missing from the following sentence? Gregory said "I can't let my sister go to the ball."

• A comma

• A set of quotation marks

• A capital S on said

• Nothing, it is already correct

Tags

CCSS.L.3.2C

CCSS.L.4.2B

CCSS.L.5.2D

Always put __________ around a speaker's exact words.

• An indentation

• a comma

• quotation marks

• parentheses

Tags

CCSS.L.3.2C

CCSS.L.4.2B

CCSS.L.5.2D

When a new speaker begins speaking, we go the next line and

• indent

• use a comma

Tags

CCSS.L.3.2C

CCSS.L.4.2B

CCSS.L.5.2D

Ling shouted, " Stop!"
Ling shouted is called the

• answer

• dialogue tag

• question

• character

Tags

CCSS.L.3.2C

CCSS.L.4.2B

CCSS.L.6.3A

CCSS.L.8.1C

What is wrong with the following:
"But we had so few experiments this year," replied Carleigh. Then she questioned, "Do you think we'll still do good!"

• "quotes" in the wrong place

• incorrect punctuation - should be a period .

• incorrect punctuation - should be a comma ,

• incorrect punctuation - should be an exclamation point !

• incorrect punctuation - should be a question mark ?

Tags

CCSS.L.1.2B

CCSS.L.4.3B

CCSS.L.K.2B

What is wrong with the following: Gabe yelled across the room, "Because Miss Fuss wants us to pass the LEAP test."

• first letter in "dialogue" isn't capitalized

• comma in the wrong place

• "quotes" in the wrong place

• incorrect punctuation - should be an exclamation point !

• incorrect punctuation - should be a question mark ?

Tags

CCSS.L.3.2C

CCSS.L.4.2B

CCSS.L.5.2D

What is wrong with the following:

"Ugh," Christian said as he passed by," but it's so boring."

• first letter in "dialogue" isn't capitalized

• comma in the wrong place

• "quotes" in the wrong place

• incorrect punctuation - should be an exclamation point !

• incorrect punctuation - should be a question mark ?

Tags

CCSS.L.3.2C

CCSS.L.4.2B

CCSS.L.5.2D

What is wrong with the following: "Don't you want to pass and move onto 8th grade," Abbie asked.

• first letter in "dialogue" isn't capitalized

• comma in the wrong place

• "quotes" in the wrong place

• incorrect punctuation - should be an exclamation point !

• incorrect punctuation - should be a question mark ?

Tags

CCSS.L.1.2B

CCSS.L.4.3B

CCSS.L.K.2B

What is wrong with the following:
"I'd rather ELA than Math," Lexy shouted.

• first letter in "dialogue" isn't capitalized

• comma in the wrong place

• "quotes" in the wrong place

• incorrect punctuation - should be an exclamation point !

• incorrect punctuation - should be a question mark ?

Tags

CCSS.L.3.2C

CCSS.L.4.2B

CCSS.L.5.2D

What is wrong with the following:

"It is sooo much to remember this year, "Illias groaned," I hate studying."

• first letter in "dialogue" isn't capitalized

• comma in the wrong place

• "quotes" in the wrong place

• incorrect punctuation - should be an exclamation point !

• incorrect punctuation - should be a question mark ?

Tags

CCSS.L.3.2C

CCSS.L.4.2B

CCSS.L.5.2D